MISSING MAN IN COLORADO Disappeared From Home at Kearney, Neb., Week Ago Kearney, Neb., March v-Oabrlel Bhada. who disappeared «rom hi* home a week ago, after having threatened suicide because of finan cial reverses, has been located at Illff, Colo., according to a message received by relatives who left at once for that point. Boada, the message said, was em ployed near there as a farm hand. INSANE SLAYER WANTS LIBERTY But State Insists His Sanity Now Must Be Conclu sively Proven Lincoln, Neb., March . (Special) — Assistant Attorney General Dort has filed with the supreme court a brief insisting that Edward Hchuertnan, who killed his wife’s paramour In Gage county last October, should not be released by the habeas corpus pro cess. Mr. Dort said that either the defense of Insanity then Interposed for him was fraudulent, or else It was a most remarkable recovery for a man who had never had any medi cal treatment. He said that it is the duty of the court to see that men who escape punishment because of a defense of insanity are not released, as soon as the jury declares them not guilty, because their attorneys are able to get some doctor* to swear that the murderer has entirely re covered his sanity, and should not be kept In the insane hospital. The stale maintains that It would be a travesty to release Hchuertnan now because the jury said he was in sane last October, when he did the killing. Mr. Dort points out that the defendant’s attorneys have forgotten in the flush of victory that the de fense which won for them that ver dict also placed on their client the status of Insanity, and that tlit? slate cunnot release him until it bus been tnnde clear to authorities charged with the duty that he is really sane again. THREE FIRE VICTIMS IN 8INGLE GRAVE Falls City. Neb., March * — ‘Great er love hath no man that, tnl* that lie lay down Ills life for that of his friend,” was the theme chosen by the Rev. M. A. Ritzen at the funeral for Franklin Fortner and his two grandchildren, Orville, 15 years old. and Marie E'der, 13, who lost their lives in the fire that destroyed their home 15 miles northeast of here Sunday night. He was refer ring to the sacrifices made by the old man and boy who, after rescuing Marguerite, 10 years old and May. 8, lost their lives in a vain attempt to rescue Mario. The three bodies, sealed In u single casket, were buried in the Silver Creek cemetery. This was the Second tragedy in the Fortner family, It was learned. About 20 years ago while Mr. and Mrs. Fortner were clearing a patfch of brush, Mrs. Fortner was bitten by a mt til-snake and died. CLAIMS TO BE THE WORLD’S SMALLEST MOTHER Fremont, Neb., March —Mrs. J. C. Ruck, smallest mother in the world, known us "Dolletta,’' arrived unexpectedly to visit her sister, Mrs. Dave Edwards. Mrs. Buck, who was formerly Dolly Boydken, spent her girlhood In Fremont. Her husband, who is six feet tali, and her three children, 19 year*, 17 years, and seven months, are with her. They expect to Join the Taylor circus In Omaha soon. "Dolletta" Is 24 Inches In height, and weighs 32 pounds. WOULD LIMIT POWER , OF TAXING BODIES Lincoln. Neb., March , (Special.)— ouc of the policies fairly well fol lowed out by the present legislature haa been to put the clamps on the cities villages and other districts that pbssess the taxing power so that they may be forced to quit Issuing bonds. One of these bills, H. It. 06. has Juat been placed on the senate calendar. It reduces the limit of bonded Indebt edness that cities of the second class or villages may Incur from 20 per cent, to 10 per cent, of the assessed valuation of property. Three other house bill* are now In senate com mittees that Increase the vote by which school districts and cities may order Improvements and new build ings. TOOK NEIGHBORS CHICKENS AND PAYS $50 FINE Yankt m. S. D.. March (Special) —joe Groff, a farmer, who was mov ing from one farm to another In Da vison county, was arrested on tho charge of petit larceny, it Is alleged be raided a neighbors chicken caop. before he moved, and carried off a si ck full of chickens. He pleaded guilty to the charge and paid a fine i t *50. DEBATING TOURNEY TO BE AT WESSINGTON SPRINGS Wesstngton Spring*. 8. D.. March This city has been selected as :he point for holding the high school debating tournament of this district. March 23 and 27, and arrangements •re being made to entertain nearly 100 students at that time. Towns beside Wesslngton Springs having contestants In the tournament In clude Alpena, Artoalan. Farmer, Fe dora, Fultan. Kimball, Letcher. Pla no, Whit*, letke and Woonsocket. HEAVY DAMAGES ARE DEMANDED Former laurel, Neb., Man Says His Arrest Was Noil Warranted Laurel, Neb., Mar. '. (Special)— Suit for $10,000 damage* has been filed In district court at Hartlngton by Earl J. Plckrel, formerly of Laurel against E. E. Lundqulst and the State Hank of Laurel. Plckrel asks Judg ment because he claims he was un justly accused of selling property which bad been mortgaged to the bank. His case was tried In Decem ber and he was awarded the decision by a Jury In dlstrfct court. He claims that upon complaint of Lundqulst he was arrested and forced to spend eight hours In jail before bond was secured. He says he suffered great Ignominy because of Imprisonment, and he charges, was often pointed out as n criminal and was forced to give up his home and associations at Laurel. ASKED DAMAGES, PERJURED SELF Claimed Permanent Injury But Later Confessed Still Worked North Platte. Neb.. Mar. —After testifying that he had been perman ently Injured at Paxton, Neb-, while a locomotive fireman of the Union Pa cific. John W. Rukumlyn confessed on the witness stand under cross ex amination that his story was false and that since his "accident” he had Worked under an assumed name for the Union Pacific rm a brakeman at Rawlins, Wyo. He was testifying In his suit for $25,00 damages. Upon orders of Judge NIsely from the bench, Sukumlyn was urrested an a perjury charge. Tom Watts of the road's claim de partment exposed Rukumlyn. In cross examining Sukumlyn. the rail attorneys permitted him to re late exhaustive details of his "ac cident-' nnd then confronted him with proof that he had been wbrking In borax mines In Nevada and ns a brakeman since his "injury.” Then he broke down. FARMER WINS IN SUIT BROUGHT BY BANK T^nurei, Neb., Mar. (Special)-—A case brought against T. A. Hutchings, Laurel farmer, by the State Bank of Laurel In county court at Harttngton was decided in favor of Hutchings by a Jury there. The hank charged It had been given two mortgages In 1922 and 1923 to secure a note for $2,675, given by Hutchings. Various payments had been made on the note and the hank claimed that $429.84 was still due. A replevin was secured on Borne of Hutchings' property. Hutchings claimed he had paid the note and that his chattels were Wrongfully taken. The Jury found the chattels value was $840.25 and that the damage done by unlawful detention of them was $130.50. ARE HUNTING FOR MAN AND HIS WIFE’S SISTER Pierce. Nib.. Mar. (Special)— Search for Frank Miller, young farm er, and h'« sisterlnlaw, Frieda Hlad lk. who are believed to hive eloped, has so far been without success. Authorities at Omaha. Lincoln and Fremont joined in the hunt. Miller married n sister of the girl several years ago, hut she has been In poor health. Frieda lived with them. Mil ler formerly worked In a garage at Fialnvlew hut has been farming near B eslan. Miller Is about 27 year* old, 5 feet. 10 inches tall, has a ruddy face, dark brown hair nnd blue eyes. The girl Is 20 years old. according to the description broadcast, light brown hair and is slender. They are said to be traveling In a small tour ing car. No. 40-2318, and motor num ber 7,207.502. They are supposed to be on their way to Oklahoma. YOUNG FORGER 18 GIVEN A PAROLE Fremont. Neb.. March *—MIm Ethel Ahrens came all the WAy from Yerdel to seek a parole for her brother. Paul, 21 years old, who was sentenced to a year In prison for forging a check at Scribner. Judge Button granted the parole, and Fred Romberg of Scribner was appointed to look after Paul. Paul forged the check to get money to visit a girl at Yerdel. BOB-CAT RUNS WILD IN KNOX COUNTY Bloomfield, Neb., March ^Special) _It Is reported that citizens of large bob-cat which has taken up Center are being terrorized by a an abode in that vicinity Those who claim to have seen the animal Insist that It Is a monster. Rumors art that a big hunt Is to be staged and all of the county officials (who con stitute the main part of the town’s population) will participate, DIXON GIRL ENTERS SEED CORN CONTES1 Dixon. Neb., March .—Juliet Dick son, of Dixo j county. Is one of tin exhibitors from Nebraska at th' National teed corn show to be belt in Chicago, March 2 *• 7, accordin; to advices from the ngrlcultura foundation which 1b sponsoring th show and offering $17,Old) In prize; Miss Dickson, with an exhibit of th best setd corn ears in this part of th state. Is out afisr the Kittle troph; of $1,000 lor the best ear of see uorn in /.merica. i ■ ■ ". •0AJI Xjnjj jjnqs paepuj noqj pun poj aq jnos Xqj unq» og ‘9Aj3 coqj op jnqj ‘paau Xqj jo 8u|3uo| Xqj aq jaAajnqAV 'jsanb jno pujj ‘bjjjS Suiqaae uj jou—Sujaj3 uj bj jj -paseaiq hj jjvaq oqj ‘P3AOJ Sujaq uj jou—3U|A0[ uj bj ii -snouiXuou v 9NIAIT The House by the Side of the Road. I. There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the peace of their self content; There are souls like stars that dwell aj>art In * fellowless firmament; There are pioneer souls tha.t blaze their puths Where highways never ran— Hut let me live by the side of th® road And Ne a friend to man. II. Let me live In the house by the sld® of the road Where the race of men go by— The men who are good and the men who are bad. As good and as bad as I. I would not sit In the scorner’s seat. Or hurl the cynic’s ban; Let me live In the house by the sld® of the road And be a friend to inan. Uf. I see from my house by the side of the road, By the side of the highway of life, The men who press with the ardor of hope, The men who are faint with th® strife. But I turn not away from their smiles and their tears, Both j>arts of an infinite plan, Let me live in my house by the sld® of the road And be a friend to man. IV. I know there are brook-gladdened met.dows ahead And mountains of wearisome height. And the road passes on to the long afternoon And stretches away in the night. But I still rejoice when the travelers rejoice. And weep with the travelers that moan. Nor live in my house by the side of the road Like a man that dwells alone. V. Let me live in my house by the side of the road, Where the race of men go by; They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong, Wise, foolish, and so am I. Then why should I sit In the scor ner’s seat Or hurl the cynic’s ban? T>et me live In my house by the side of the road And be a friend to man. —Sam Walter Foss. Saturday Night* of Yor*. From the Idterary Digest. Oet a good running start for Sun day by observing Saturday night as we observed it when ehurcLgolng was a habit. The Dayton Newts con trasts the old-fashioned Saturday night with the present substitute—• tl»e weekend—and its vivid and ef fective plea is worth passing on to a generation that is, perhaps uncon sciously, forsaking the church for the tee: “Every Saturday night in a very true sense offers a time for a check ing-up process in the lives of indi viduals or collectively of families. There was a time in the history of tills people when a solemn hush came over the family as the twilight hours fell ui'tfn the city and country side. Shoes were blackened, cooking was finished, tlie family altar was set up, and whole families waited in, a true religious manner for the dawn of the Sabbath day. Hut time Is a relentless sort of machine. It crushes ambitions, annlhilites traditions, des troys our fondest dreams. Today much of the solemnHv which in for mer days was a part of Saturday nights has disappeared, and one and all, old and young, give themselves over to thoughts of relaxation from the strenuous work of ttie preceding week and surcease from Worry. In a sense it would he a magnificent thing if we here In America could get back to some of the old-fashioned ideas which we have held relative to Saturday nights. If wo could sum up, for example, our week's ac complishments and plan for the coining days we could go forward to new and greater tasks, we should gain new Inspirations for service to ourselves and to others. This may sound idealistic, but it Is the sort of idealism that we need more and more ns we progress." A Careful Witness From the Youth’s Companion. The lawyer for the defense was con ducting a cross-examination. The wit ness was a woman, and In reply to the 1 first two or three questions she always qualified with ‘They Say” or ‘‘I’ve heard." until the lawyer cautioned her: "Now, madam, hearsay testimony la not acceptable Iti this court. If you cannot answer a question from your own personal knowledge, then you can not answer It at all. We do not want to find out what you have heard about the case, but what you actually know at first hand." Then the lawyer continued with the preliminary questions. "You live hera In Curryvale. 1 believe?” “Yes, sir." "How long have you lived here?" • About five years.” "Where did you live before that?" "At Stockton." "Where before that?" "I have lived only In the two towns, Stockton and Curryvale.” "Ah! So you were born In Stockton. When were you born?" The witness was silent. "I say, when were you born?" tha lawyer repeated. "I can’t answer the question," tha witness replied. "Hut you must answer! When v/era you born?" "Hilt 1 can’t," the witness Insisted. "All I know about the matter of my birth is mere hearsay, and you just said I couldn't give that kind of informa tion!" The Fight. From Kverybody's Magazine. Pat and Mike were having n fist fight. Put was landing every blow ha ulmed upon Mike’s anatomy. Mike'a i friend Bill stood by, an interested on looker. Finally he shouted: "Mike! For the love of Pete, and I can t ycz stop Iny of thlm? Mike blurted ivack: "An do ye* say Iny of thlm goln’ by?" Stephen Panaretuff, for nearly 10 years Bulgarian minister to the United States, has requested his government 5 to relieve him of his duties. His resig nation has been accepted and is to ■ i take effect Murch 10. Previously to r ! 1914 he had been connected for 43 year* j as professor of Bulgarian and Slavlo | languages and literature with the Am erican Robert College iji Oao^tAuUniyle. TWO MEN VERY BADLY BURNED f _ Clothes Saturated With Gas oline Take Fire From Lamp Crofton, Neb., March > (Special) —C. T. Chamberlain and Scakel Shalberg were badly burned 'Mon day night while lighting a gas lamp. They were out of gas for the lamp and In order to get some, Chamber lain crawled under his ear to drain j some from the tank, and In getting It quite a bit dropped on his coat. When lighting the lamp his coat caught fire and burned him seri ously. In attempting to extinguish i the fire, Shalberg was also badly j burned. NEBRASKA COAL WILL BE TRIED Lincoln, Neb., March v (Special.) I —The state of Nebraska has or dered a car of coal from the first Nebraska mine ever operated, and will try It out in the healing of the new capitol so far ns finished. The coal comes from a mine In Richardson county, close to the Missouri line, operated by W. L. Lewis. The latter has not applied for the state bounty of $6,000 for the first vein of coal in paying quantities discovered in the state, for the reason that the vein is not of the stipulated thickness, 28 Inches. This Is not the first announced discovery of coal In that section, but previous finds proved to be worthless or in such small quanti , ties us to defy profitable production. SKELETON BILLS MAY BE HELD ILLEGAL Lincoln, Neb., March (Special.) —Attorney General Spillman is to be asked for an official opinion as to the legality of the “skeleton bill” method of legislation. For the first time in years a number of bills were Introduced, bearing only their titles and the names of the authors. I They were read by their titles a first and a second time, and then went to the committee. That ts. presumptively; In fact, they went back to their authors who filled them out at leisure and then had I them printed. Some of these have appeared as standing committee substitutes before they were even before a committee. Several of the lawyer members are frank to say that the skeleton bill does not comply with the re quirement of the constitution, and that the courts will knock Ihem out. If the attorney general so holds it wt'.l cause quite a mor tality among the later bills. Some of these are administration meas ures, and will have to be reintro duced through the governor. DECLINES PRESIDENCY OF MIDLAND COLLEGE Fremont, Neb., March . (Special.) —Announcement Is made here that Dr. Harvey D. Hoover, president of Carthage college, at Carthage, 111., has declined the offer of the pres idency of Midland college. The offer was made * to Dr. Hoover recently by tlie board, following Dr. .1. F. Krueger’s resignation, to talfe churge of Lutheran mission work at Shantung, China. WHOLESALE GROCERY HOUSE IS BURNED Fairbury, Neb., March ' (l. N. S.) —Damage estimated today at $60,000 was sustained by C. F. Davis, of North Bend, Neb., when the large wholesale grocery warehouse here, of which he is owner, burned. Fire men investigating the blaze declare the flames were probably caused by defective wiring. PURCHASERS TO KEEP ^LL OLD EMPLOYES Omaha, Neb., March r—Practi cally all employes will be retained and the business continued in Its present quarters, "at least tempo rarily,” says T. C. Byrne, president of the Byrne-Hammer Wholesale Drygoods company of Omaha, which, Tuesday, paid $1,830,000 for the assets of t lie bankrupt firm of M. E. Smith and company. NEWCASTLE YOUNG MAN GOES TO SALT LAKE CITY Newcastle, Neb., March ' < Spe cial.)—Melvin Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Thomas, of this place, a graduate of the electrical engineering course at the University of Wisconsin, has accepted a posi tion whn the City Light and Power company, of Snlt Lake City, Utah, to have charge of the company's | plant. WIFE OF FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR DEAD Omaha, Neb., March —Mrs. Lulu K. Brown, wife of former United States Stnator Norris K. Brown, died Monday afternoon at the Colo n'al apartments. She had been til with cancer a year and one-half, her sickness becoming acute three wteks ago. She was unconscious since the forenoon of Monday, the end coming peacefully. I WOULD KEEP OLD OMAHA ESTABLISHMENT GOING Omaha. Neb., March —Several hundred former employes of the de funct M. K. Smith company, whole sale drygoods concern, paraded the I downtown streets Tuesday urging acceptance of the L. K. Crofol bill tor the compnn.'s assets at a bid der's hearing ir_ federal court. I The Byrne ^nd Hammer com i panv, another Omaha wholesale dry poods firm, made an ofTer for the property hut it ts claimed, made no premise to keep the company in Lie drygoods Aeld as a separate organ v.atIon. SUPREME COURT CURT ABOUT IT Attorneys of Rock Island Railroad Miffed by Two Rulings Lincoln. NVj, March *. (Special* — The supreme court do*# not care a bit If the etterneys for the Rock In land are hurt or not. A few week# ago the court, passing upon the ap peal of the railroad from the valua tion for taxation purposes pot upon Its property for 1924, merely wrote “affirmed" opposite the title of the case, it had previously, tn passing on the 1923 tax appeal, said It could not tell from the evidence what a proper figure for the railroad valua tion would be. Attorneys for the road filed a mo tion for a rehearing, complaining bit terly that as it was the only road that had had confidence enough in the state courts to take its tax troubles there, it certainly should have been given the courtesy of knowing up what grounds the court affirmed the holding of the state board of equalization. Today the court, passing on the motion for re hearing, simply wrot down, ‘‘over ruled,’’ and that ends it. PARDONS BOARD TO MEET ON MARCH 10 Lincoln, Neb., March '•—The state board of pardons and paroles has fix ed March 10 for a meeting to hear applications for paroles and commu tations of Inmates of penal Institu tions. Twelve penitentiary convicts are asking paroles and five commu tations of sentences. t Six Inmates of the state reformatory have applied for paroles. CHILD RESULTS FROM CABLE MARRIAGE St. Helena, Neb., March (Special) —A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Mabeus, of St. Helena, who were married by cable about three years ago. Mrs. Mabeus was a French girl, whom Mr. Mabeus met while a doughboy abroad. They were married by cable, after he re turned to America, and she came to America alone shortly thereafter. NORFOLK ELKS TO HAVE HOMECOMING Norfolk, Neb., March ' (Special)— The Norkfolk Elks clubs will cele brate Its annual home-coming on March 27 when about 700 members from all parts of northern Nebraska und southern South Dakota come to Norfolk for the annual stag banquet. The athletic feature of this occas ion will be a big boxing card to be put on under the auspices of the local post American legion. Present indi cations are that Rusty Evans and Kid Fay will be among the many fighters on the card. FARMERS SHOWN TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION Norfolk, Neb., March \ (Special) —Considerable change Is shown In "‘moving day,’’ March 1, as compared with March 1 last year. Less farms changed hands and bankers In Nor folk report that practically all farm ers were able to pay notes which were due or to make satisfactory arrange ments. One farmer paid $0,500 in cash on a note. COUNTY SCHOOL HEAD AT NATIONAL MEET Ponca, Neb., March .—W. F. Rich ardson, county superintendent of schools in Dixon county, was among the 100 Nebraskans who attended the National Education association meet ing held at Cincinnati, Ohio, February 21 to 28. This is an organization of the school executives of the United Stat-s for the purpose of promoting American ideals and the public schools. TELEPHONE PATRONS WANT EXCHANGE CLOSED Lincoln, Neb., March “ (Special)— The first use made of the.law passed two years ago which forbids a tele phone company that operates more than 10 exchanges In the state from closing any of them without a peti tion from GO per cent, of the sub scribers was made by pafrons o* the exchange of the Lincoln company In Howe, Nemaha county. They say they want their exchange closed, and their Instruments connected with the exchange at Audubon, paying the same rate as oharged at the latter city. MONOXIDE GAS NEARLY FATAL Cherokee Man Had Close Call While Working in Garage Cleghorn. la., Mar. 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